The Bottomless Lake

Here's the story of a man and his familyAnd a big trip that they tookWell, I heard all about in a restaurantAnd I read it in a history bookThey rented a car at the Erie CanalBut the car didn't have no brakeSaid Ma to Pa "My God this car""Is gonna fall into the Bottomless Lake"

Well, Mama turned to Daddy with a pale faceSaid "I've done something horribly wrong""Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub"And I think I left the kitchen light on"Then I heard a crash the car when splashAnd the compass rolled around and aroundOh, for Heaven's Sake! We fell in a lakeAnd I think we're all gonna drown

Chorus:We are falling downDown to the bottom of a hole in the groundSmoke 'em if you got 'emI'm so scared I can hardly breatheI may never see my sweatheart againPlay once after first verse

There was plenty of food in the backseatAnd the windows were rolled up tightSo we all nibbled on a chicken legTold stories 'way thru' the nightWell, Pa told one that he told beforeAnd the baby got a bellyacheSaid Ma to Pa "My God this car""Falling down a Bottomless Lake"

Repeat Chorus:

Poppa played the music on the radioMama rocked the baby to sleepHe said he would've taken the other roadBut he didn't think the lake was that deepWell, if the ferry been there at the end of the pierWe'd be half way to Uncle Jake'sInstead of looking at fish out the window I wishWe'd hit the bottom of the Bottomless Lake'Stead of looking at fish out the window I wishWe'd hit the bottom of the Bottomless Lake

So if you're ever goin' on a big tripYa better be careful out thereStart everything on you good footAnd wear clean underwearTake along a Bible in the backseatRead of David and SolomonFor if you make a mistake in the Bottomless LakeYou may never see your sweetheart againIf you should make a mistake in the Bottomless LakeYou may never see your sweetheart againIf you should make a mistake in the Bottomless LakeYou may never see your sweetheart again